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Skeletal
Prefixes,suffixes,and combining forms flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| supra- | above |
| sym- | together, joined |
| syn- | together, joined |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| aponeur/o | aponeurosis |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| carp/o | carpals, wrist |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| clavic/o | clavicle, collarbone |
| clavicul/o | clavicle, collarbone |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | cranium |
| disk/o | intervertebral disk |
| femor/o | femur, upper leg bone |
| fibul/o | fibula, lower leg bone |
| humer/o | humerus, upper arm bone |
| ili/o | lilium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| kyph/o | increased convexity of the spine |
| lord/o | bent forward, increased concavity of the spine |
| lumb/o | loin, lumbar region of the spine |
| mandibul/o | mandible, lower jaw bone |
| maxill/o | maxilla, upper jaw bone |
| menisc/o | meniscus, crescent |
| myel/o | marrow [bone], spinal cord |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | patella, kneecap |
| pelv/i | pelvis, pelvic bone |
| pelv/o | pelvis, pelvic bone |
| petr/o | stone |
| phalang/o | phalanges, bones of finger and toes |
| pub/o | pubis |
| rachi/o | vertebral spine, vertebral column |
| radi/o | nerve root |
| scapul/o | scapula, shoulder blade |
| scoli/o | crooked, curved |
| spondyl/o | vertebra, spine, vertebral column |
| stern/o | sternum, breast bone |
| tars/o | tarsals, ankle bones |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia, lower leg bone |
| uln/o | ulna, lower arm bone |
| vertebr/o | vertebra, spine, vertebral column |
| -schisis | split, fissure |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumour |
| -physis | growth |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -clast | break |
| -clasis | break |
| -clasia | break |
| -asthenia | weakness |